ROIO

Recordings of Illegitimate Origin

(A.K.A. Bootlegs)

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Title Release/Recording Date
Publisher Location

Description
 
Rhapsody in Pink 1970 - 1971
The Screaming Abdabs, Anderson-Council Records live BBC broadcast

This is a fantastic super-high quality recording of the live BBC broadcast of 1970 and 1971 that featured Pink Floyd performing songs from 'Piper At The Gates Of Dawn', 'Saucerfull Of Secrets', 'Atom Heart Mother', 'More', and from the newly released 'Meddle'. There are several bootlegs from these concerts since they were broadcast over FM radio in the area, and I even have a couple - but none are as high-quality as this one. The versions of 'Echoes' and 'One Of These Days' are truly stunning.

The Screaming Abdabs, Anderson-Council Records (taken from the last names of the two minor American blues musicians that Syd Barret took the first names from - I.e. Pink Anderson and Floyd "Dipper Boy" Council).

Dark Side of the Moo ?
The Screaming Abdabs (?), ?? ?

This one has some very rare stuff on it, and the packaging is very puny. The sleeve is probably from the same roll of film as the one used to shoot 'Atom Heart Mother', except it's a little fuzzy and much further away from the cow(s). It looks much more normal, or classical. The record itself features a song listing on the inside label for both sides, with the stupid pun and all ("This side: .... Udder side: ....").

Featured songs include "Apples and Oranges" (a nice little Rick Wright tune), Scream thy Last Scream (a very strange Syd Barret song - with someone's voice modified to sound like Alvin the Chipmunk doing a faint harmony part), and others.

I can't remember who the publisher (read: bootlegger) is but I believe it to have an LSD reference or something.
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii Soundtrack ?
Pink Floyd, Edgard Rubbabande Records ?
This is the much talked-about soundtrack to the mediocre movie made about the recording of 'Dark Side of the Moon' and includes some live performances at Pompeii. Supposedly the Floyd thought it would be neat to have a concert without the audience and tape it. This is more or less what they did. It's got some very nice outtakes of "Brain Damage" and "Us and Them" if you like that sort of thing as I do.
A Great Set ~1978
The Screaming Abdabs, ?? ?
This is a mediocre-quality recording of a concert from ~1978 that featured all of 'Animals', all of 'Wish You Were Here', and most of 'Darkside of the Moon'. It's a 3-record set packaged to mimic the package of 'Piper At The Gates Of Dawn' and 'Saucerfull Of Secrets' that were released in a multi-photo spread of various pictures and released in 1972 as "A Nice Pair", ostensibly featuring a bare chested woman in one of the photos. "A Great Set" takes everything one step further, and features a topless pic of a triple-breasted woman on the cover (since it has 3 records). I especially liked the extended version of "Pigs on the Wing pt.2". If you can find this LP, I recommend it highly - despite the fair-to-middling sound quality (it was obviously recorded by a roadie or an audience member).
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This LP had to be seen to be believed. It was packaged together when I found it at the flea market, but it is extremely doubtful that they are in fact related. Let me describe them:

one of them is the bootleg of the same BBC concert I mentioned earlier [Rhapsody in Pink]except I'm pretty sure it was the 1971 outing in which the Floyd play a very long version of "Fat Old Sun". There is plenty of chatting recorded as well, and you can hear John Peal (the host) talking to the members of the band when they were supposedly "off the air" - you can even hear what sounds like Dave asking for more volume on his monitors. This makes me wonder who recorded this. Anyhow, the truly amazing thing about this is the vinyl is clear plastic (which all vinyl is until they dye it black or whatever they want) and is identical to the record that the mannequin is holding in his hand on the back cover of 'Wish You Were Here'.

The other LP is transparent also, but has an graphic inserted that is a blowup of the two robotics hands shaking (also from 'Wish You Were Here'). The music on this one is from a 'Wish You Were Here' performance, possibly in America judging by the audience members that can be heard.

 

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